The contest objective is to encourage amateur, non-professional and young bonsai artists to express themselves and to promote creative bonsai art around the world.

This contest is ONLY for amateur and emerging bonsai artists who do not do bonsai for a living and does not earn money from doing bonsai for more than USD 100.- per annum; or who has been doing bonsai for less than 3 (three years).
Please read all rules before submitting your entry and refer back to them before submitting your video in order to prevent misunderstandings or needless disqualification.
Each entrant may only submit one entry. Contest void where prohibited by law.

MATERIAL

Although there is no limit on material used, the creative process from the original raw material is one of the judging aspects so the use of raw nursery material or raw collected material is strongly recommended. Please note the material must never have been trimmed or prepped in any way for bonsai.
All styling work must be your own; workshop trees will be disqualified. Soliciting and/or receiving advice from others will be cause for disqualification.

PRIZES

Grand Winner

The winner will be the entry having the highest sum of total points awarded by the judges. The Grand Winner will be chosen from all entries entered to the contest.
 One free economy class round-trip air-ticket from/back to main international airport of the winner’s country to Lithuania sponsored by RYUGA Bonsai Tools.
 Free entrance tickets to the convention programs.
 One Gift-Set of RYUGA Bonsai Tools.
 Certificate

The airline flights will be decided by RYUGA in further arrangement. The convention will be on 02nd – 04th September 2016.
In case the Grand Winner is unable to go on the trip, the prize of the air-ticket and the free entrance ticket will be given to the 2nd Winner; and if the 2ndWinner cannot go, then the prize will be given to 3rd Winner. The prize of the air-ticket and the free entrance ticket CAN NOT be endorsed to another person, nor being refunded for cash.

Sadly I have already begun styling all of my trees... Otherwise, if I had had a raw material, I would have loved been a part of this contest. Not everyday there is a contest for beginners with new unstyled trees.

Good one!

Alain

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